Robert Broadnax Glenn

Robert Broadnax Glenn

Robert Broadnax Glenn (born August 11, 1854 in Rockingham County , North Carolina , †  May 16, 1920 in Winnipeg , Canada ) was an American lawyer and politician and the 51st governor of the state of North Carolina.

Early years

Robert Glenn attended Davidson College and the University of Virginia in his youth . He studied law at Judge Richmond Law School . His political career began in 1880, when he for the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives from North Carolina has been selected. He was an electoral candidate for President Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892 . In 1886 he became a district attorney in North Carolina's Ninth Judicial District; In 1892 he joined the federal government as a federal attorney for the western district of North Carolina. After serving in the North Carolina Senate in 1898, he ran for governor of that state in 1904.

North Carolina Governor

He managed to win the election. His tenure began on January 11, 1905 and ended four years later on January 12, 1909. It was during this time that most of the government bonds were repaid. Laws against lynching have been tightened and rail tariffs have been lowered. In addition, both the education system and the health system have improved. At that time, North Carolina introduced compulsory schooling of at least four months a year. The governor also campaigned for a prohibition law that would ban the trade and sale of alcohol. A corresponding law came into force in North Carolina in 1908. The subject was controversial in most states during those years. The discussion eventually led to an amendment to the US Constitution in 1919 , which enshrined Prohibition there. When in the 1920s the law proved impractical and only encouraged organized crime, it was abolished at the federal level in 1933. As a result, the 1908 law was repealed in North Carolina in the 1930s.

After the end of his tenure, Glenn worked as a lawyer. He died in May 1920. Robert Glenn was married to Nina Deadrick, with whom he had three children.

Web links

• Robert Glenn in the National Governors Association (English)
• Robert Broadnax Glenn at The Political Graveyard